impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to follow another's example
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
light; right; right field; right fielder
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
go that far; to that extent
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
tension; mental strain; nervousness
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to like too much; to like to excess; to adore
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
these guys; these fellows